James (Jim)
SamselAIA

(1949– )

Samsel was born in Washington DC. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Arizona in 1972 and a master's degree from MIT in 1989. He interned 1972-1975 with Design Co-op of Arkansas; 1978-1979 with Wiegman Associates of Asheville; 1980-1982 with William Langdon Associates of Asheville; followed with work 1982-1984 with R. S. Griffin Architect of Asheville. Samsel founded Samsel Architects in 1985. After a long and successful career, with many projects across the Southeast, the firm was sold to Nathan Bryant and Duncan McPherson.